Public Law 111-123
1ST SESSION
An Act
To permit continued financing of Government operations.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Continued Financing of Government Operations. edit
- Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the dollar amount contained therein and inserting ‘‘$12,394,000,000,000’’.
Approved December 28, 2009.
Legislative History edit
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
- Dec. 16, considered and passed House.
- Dec. 24, considered and passed Senate.
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
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